Discernment
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The ability to distinguish; judgement. Discrimination. To distinguish between things. To perceive differences that exist. The condition of understanding. Aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation. Perceptiveness. The ability to make wise judgements; sagacity. Discretion in judging objectively.
Example sentence: We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.
Judgment
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of judging.The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely; as, a man of judgment; a politician without judgment.The conclusion or result of judging; an opinion; a decision.The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge.The final award; the last sentence.
Example sentence: A man's conscience and his judgment is the same thing; and as the judgment, so also the conscience, may be erroneous.